Though this word is never specifically used in the Bible, it has become what most associate with Christianity or even religion in general. Most believe that if you adhere to a Christ-based religious belief system that you are obligated to go around doing good deeds or acts of benevolence. While there is some truth to that, there are also some misunderstandings. When…

How we use those precious minutes God gives us each day can determine our eternal destiny. Even David failed to use his time wisely on at least one occasion. The Bible describes that time, “It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle…but David remained at Jerusalem. Then it happened one evening that David…

“The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” (1 Tim. 6:10).  How so very true that statement is, and has been proven so time and time again!  “The love of money” has so nestled its way into the hearts of certain malevolent persons, that they have heartlessly sought out and taken advantage of some unsuspecting and vulnerable folks.…

This question gets asked often. Perhaps you have thought of it yourself.  A preacher preaches, a shepherd shepherds, an evangelist evangelizes and deacons serve. A missionary missions? What is it that they are off doing besides tourism? Paul answers this for us in his letter to the Thessalonians. From First Thessalonians chapter two we can see three things that a missionary should…

Imagine a situation where you were annually given half a million dollars. You were told to invest it wisely, and the profit from how you invested it each year would all be yours. How much time would you devote, knowing that in the next decade you would be investing over $52,000,000? This would never happen—right? Well, there is a parallel that happens…

The church of the New Testament was vitally important and incomparably valuable to Jesus!  He planned it (Eph. 3:10-11), promised it (Matt. 16:18), purchased it (Acts 20:28), and sent the Holy Spirit to establish it (Acts 2:32-47).  The church that He started nearly 2,000 years ago is still in existence on this earth today.  God planned perpetual existence for His church until…

“Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is Abel your brother?’ And he said, ‘I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?’” (Gen. 4:9). You’ve probably heard the story. You remember Cain’s seemingly sarcastic retort to the Lord, which was not a wise move on his part. God never answered that questioned directly, but we know that the answer was definitely,…

Sometimes one of life’s greatest lessons can be found in places where we would not think they could be found. There is a simple song which has been sung by children for at least sixty years which has profound truth. In reality, while it may be thought of as a children’s song, those who are older would truly profit if they thought…